Archive for the '1974 CB550' Category

what fender
October 7, 2008

hmm. gotta get those boots back on now.

i cant drive 55
September 17, 2008

got my mini speedo. was gonna hide it behind the headlight bucket. but i thought it looked cooler up and out a bit.so i mounted it up and we’ll see how it does.

you have lovely blue eyes
September 6, 2008

60 watts of awesome.

swiss
September 1, 2008

After a ton of research and many many patterns, i drilled my front brake rotor. 10 bux in drill bits, and a little dish soap for lube. took 2 hours total. And, truthfully, i noticed ~20% better stopping. and NO squeaking at all. a good upgrade for sure. 84 holes.

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tail light. v4
July 28, 2008

moved to the side. i think i hate it.

mirrors, seats, and bars
July 26, 2008

i kinda hate bar end mirrors so i mounted my stockers back up, only problem is my new master cylinder didnt have a mirror mount. so i got a $6 emgo mirror pirch and milled it to fit the back of my master.

could have just ordered this one for $20, but what is the fun [...]

i hate petcocks
July 23, 2008

got my cb500t tank stripped (man, i hate finding bondo under the finish). but now i have to move the bung. bung and petcock, what the hell were they thinking when they named this shit.

that bung is moving north 3″ to the X. Actually i am having a new bung put in and the old [...]

now that it goes fast, time to stop fast too.
July 15, 2008

modern master cylinder for better push. looks pretty cool too. and new custom steal brake lines getting ordered this week from http://www.spieglerusa.com/
black steal and black banjos.

gauges
July 14, 2008

After my original tach went tits-up, i got a set from a 1975 cb550. slightly different in color and face size. the matching speedo had 18000+ on it. thats way too much. so now its time to do something else. so i decided to rebuild the gauges. well, i fucking destroyed the first gauge. shit. [...]

cb500t tank
July 14, 2008

got my cb500t tank on my cb550. had to modify the mounting pins on my frame. might have to mod the tank a little to move it even further forward. it is a bit longer then my super sport tank so it is a bit tuff to shut the seat. the 500t tank and [...]